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In the first of two races, Ben Spies led from start to finish, but almost lost it in the end when he ran wide on a slow corner, but the American managed to edge rival Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) to win by just over a tenth of a second. Full story...

Felipe Massa is back in Maranello. Almost two months after the accident in Hungary Felipe arrived at the Scuderia Ferrari Monday morning: Stefano Domenicali who just came back from Suzuka immediately greeted him. Full story...

Here are the main short motorsport news of this day, Monday October 5, 2009. Full story...

If Darian Grubb, Tony Stewart's crew chief, isn't a household name, watch out because, one day, it will be. Full story...

Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) dominated this past weekend's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril, closing in on championship leader Valentino Rossi, as Yamaha won the constructors' championship. Full story...

In the first of two races, Ben Spies led from start to finish, but almost lost it in the end when he ran wide on a slow corner, but the American managed to edge rival Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) to win by just over a tenth of a second. Full story...

"The brand-focused strategy has been refined further with the unbundling of the Dodge Brand which now consists of the Dodge Ram Brand and the Dodge Car Brand organizations. This reorganization will allow us to protect and develop the unique nature of the product offerings within the Dodge Brand," Mr. Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive Officer, Chrysler Group LLC said. Full story...

If you owned a subcompact ten or fifteen years ago, you might think that today's offerings are still cramped, noisy and cheap transportation devices. A lot has changed since the Pontiac Firefly and Toyota Tercel. Full story...

E-bikes can share the road with cars, pedestrians and other traffic throughout Ontario --with new safety requirements. Full story...

Two car drivers approach the same intersection. The 40-year old moves head and eyes rapidly, looking for potential dangers. The 80-year old positions the car carefully, but the stiffer neck and narrower field of view make this routine situation more challenging than for the younger driver. One of Volvo Cars' important safety targets is to design new technology that helps the growing number of elderly drivers to continue to drive safely. Full story...

Victory for Sebastian Vettel and RedBull in Japan, Jarno Trulli with Toyota is second, which offers a podium to the Japanese constructor in front of his public. Full story...

At a meeting of the FOTA alliance at Suzuka, a novel cost-cutting initiative for the forthcoming winter period was discussed. Formula One Teams Association deputy chairman John Howett told reporters after the meeting that several teams support the concept of organising a single event to officially launch all the cars ahead of the 2010 season. Full story...

Sebastien Loeb took victory in Spain in his Citroen C4 WRC and ensure his fight for a sixth World Rally Championship title will go to the final, decisive round in Great Britain later this month. Full story...

Stewards at Suzuka have told Ferrari that Felipe Massa can test a GP2 car next week for the purposes of a "medical exam", the Italian team confirmed on Sunday. The Brazilian driver, who has been confirmed as Fernando Alonso's teammate for the 2010 season, is recovering from serious head injuries sustained in July's Hungarian GP qualifying. Full story...

Jenson Button is still at stalemate with his boss Ross Brawn, who has hinted the Englishman might have to leave the team as world champion. Meanwhile, Heikki Kovalainen could retain his McLaren seat in 2010, team boss Martin Whitmarsh admitted to reporters in the Suzuka paddock. Full story...

Nelson Piquet Jr looks set to turn to the world of American NASCAR racing to revive his disgraced motor racing career. The 23-year-old Brazilian, fired by Renault for underperformance earlier this season and then embroiled in the crash-gate race-fixing scandal, has travelled to the US this weekend, according to Brazil's Globo television. Full story...

Widespread confusion about Sunday's grid for the Japanese grand prix has finally ended, and the big winner was Rubens Barrichello. The Brazilian was penalised five grid places by the stewards for ignoring yellow flags in qualifying, but actually Barrichello started sixth, just one place lower than his qualifying allocation. Full story...

The contest for the constructors' championship will move onto the next race in Brazil. Sunday's Suzuka event left Brawn half a point shy of pushing Red Bull out of mathematical contention. But the outcome of a stewards enquiry could have sewn the title up for the Brackley based leaders, after Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button finished behind Williams' Nico Rosberg. Full story...

Tony Stewart agreed with his crew chief, took two tires on his last pit stop and held off Jeff Gordon to win at Kansas Speedway. "You don't question him when he makes the call," said Stewart referring to Darian Grubb, his crew chief. Full story...

The hottest rumour at the Suzuka circuit on Saturday is that McLaren is contemplating splitting completely with Mercedes at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Robert Kubica on Saturday appeared to express concerns about moving to the Renault or Toyota teams in 2010. "I would not like to be in the same situation I'm in with BMW-Sauber -- that in the middle of the season the company is announcing it's retiring from formula one. Full story...